I have an idea...

I have an idea for a recipe involving Tastefully Simple Absolutely Almond Pound Cake.  Granted, I'm only thinking about this because I have some pound cake mix in my cupboard, but still...  However, it would require a trip to the store to get a couple of ingredients for the idea, and my baby is still sleeping.

And I have 47 billion other things to do, too!  Ok, maybe not 47 billion, but some days it feels like that.

Oh, so I almost forgot about my work story.  This is not from last night, but a while ago.

It was a day when I was managing by myself.  A guest knocked on the office door, which is unusual.  The staff has been told not to send people to the office without warning, and I received no warning.  However, I was on my way out of the office anyway, so just stepped out to meet him.  He was older than me, maybe in his 40s, wearing jeans and a white T-shirt with a faded blue design near the right shoulder.  To me, it looked faded from many washings, not the intentionally faded looking design on a new shirt.  There was a red spot on his stomach about the size of a 50 cent piece, obviously from him drinking either our fruit punch soda or fruit punch ICEE.
Anyway, I walk out of the office to meet him, and he says, "I got an ICEE from (employee name here) over there, and it was too full and got on my shirt.  What are you going to do about it?"
Huh?
"I'm sorry, sir.  I'm not sure I understand.  My concession person spilled the ICEE on you?"
"NO, she filled it too full and it dripped on my shirt.  It's ruined.  What are YOU going to do about it?"
I would like to take a second here to simplify a scientific fact - water (along with most liquids we drink) expands when it freezes.  I'm very sure that most of you know this already.  So, the water in an ICEE expands as it freezes.  Sometimes, it doesn't have room to expand while still in the enclosed machine, so it expands in the cup while or after it is dispensed.  So, we fill the cup to what we think is the normal level, and then the ICEE expands, and your cup in now somewhat overfull.  Meaning, we don't overfill it on purpose, but it's not always a predictable thing as to when it's going to expand.  Most people notice when they start to grab the cup that it's full and they should take a drink or two before trying to walk off with it.
"Sir, your shirt should not be ruined.  I've gotten ICEE on my clothes, the vending staff wears white tuxedo shirts, and it washes out well.  Your shirt should be fine."
*snicker* "Well, I hope so, but I still want to know what you're going to do about it."
"I'm sorry for your inconvenience, sir.  What would you like me to do?"  I nearly offered him the chance to strip off his shirt now - we do have a washing machine in the back room - so it could be washed right away.
"Well, you should do something since she ruined my shirt."
So, I offered him a movie pass, which of course, he took.

This was one of the days when I was just amazed by what people are willing to blame on other people, and what they are willing to complain about, or what they think is a valid reason to get something free from a business.